Badve Engineering, Israeli firm to make motors for electric vehicles

Badve Engineering Ltd – manufacturer of automotive components – has announced that the company is forging a strategic commercial alliance with Israeli startup EVR Motors to manufacture Trapezoidal Stator – RFPM electric motors within India for electric vehicles. The electric motor technology belongs to the Israeli firm and the manufacturing will be done collaboratively. Badve Engineering said that in the three-wheeler section, the collaboration will tackle each business and passenger autos markets (L3 and L5 classes), that are poised for sturdy development in India within the coming years.

Badve Engineering said that is at the moment creating prototypes of EV motor to cater to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) based in India. The firm also plans to ramp up its manufacturing to an annual capability of 5 lakh models by mid-2023. This is to fulfill the rising demand from EV sector.

As per EVR Motors, the Trapezoidal Stator Radial Flux (TS-RFPM) Motor is singular and patented technology which is smaller, lighter and low-cost that could also be tailor-made.

Badve Engineering said that the motor offers superior energy and torque efficiency. It also said that the electrical two- and three-wheeler segments account for around 90% of the full electrical automobile market within India. According to estimates, round 60 lakh three-wheelers are offered in India yearly, and about 5 lakh of them are electrical three-wheelers.

Sumedh Badve, President for EV division, Badve Engineering, held, “This partnership is in line with our core vision of sustainability and net-zero emissions through green mobility. We are fully confident that these motors are best suited for adoption in the multi-terrain Indian landscape and will provide an enthralling experience to Indian riders.”

Opher Doron, CEO at EVR Motors believes that the partnership provides a number of OEMs’ entry to EVR’s superior motor know-how, tailor-made for the Indian market and made in India. He stated, “Together with other recently announced agreements, this partnership will expand our total addressable market to encompass the most significant OEMs in the strongest e2 vehicle market sectors in India.”